Teamsters 10 Call a Strike Surges in Seattle Area
A general strike by the Teamsters union threatens the Seattle area after the Seattle Team Owners' association refused to recognize the union. The initial action involved 22 Lloyd Transfer Co. drivers and five Georgetown Transfer Co. drivers. The dispute centers on recognition and a closed shop, with wages not requested.
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Seattle
Team Owners’ Association
Lloyd Transfer Co
Georgetown Transfer Co
Counties inch toward Stuck River cost split
Pierce and King counties failed to reach a shared funding plan for Stuck River flood control. Experts estimate needed improvements at 1 046 940 dollars with King county covering about 71 percent under Pierce’s per county levy proposal, while King seeks equal per county payments.
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Pierce
King County
Pierce County
Printers Congress Opens as Coast Group Grows
Between four hundred and five hundred members attend the Pacific Coast Employing Printers Commission session as it becomes a congress. Frank Ellik of Omaha Printing Co. speaks on printing costs while attendees tour Washington art galleries and enjoy an auto ride. Joe M. Anderson of Sacramento is the favored president.
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Pacific Coast
Commission
Congress
Frank Ellik
Omaha Printing Co
Washington Art Galleries
Joe M. Anderson
Sacramento
Cal
SHoots Sister
In La Grande Oregon Miss Flora McShain a schoolteacher is seriously wounded in the lung after a pistol discharged in a home stead near La Grande Olive McShain her sister who held the weapon at the moment of the accident is in custody and in deep distress Olive was toying with the pistol when the trigger was touched by accident Flora is hospitalized in serious condition.
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LA Grande
Flora McShain
Olive McShain
Jail Strikers Face Felony Charge For Wires Tampering
Three striking electrical workers Prentiss F. Wilson Wm Willitt and Neila Hendrickson are charged with tampering with high power wires in Oakland after an arrest following a chase and gunfight with Pacific Gas and Electric Co guards. A cord was used to short circuit the lines.
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Oakland
Prentiss F. Wilson
Wm. Willitt
Neila Hendrickson
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
G. T. Ruden Daima
New Players Could Boost Seattle Lineup Today
A new face may join Seattle against Portland as Clay Dooley and Bill Laird arrive from Dayton. Dooley, an outfielder who bats left and throws right, may get a right field chance this afternoon. Laird, a 6 foot 4 inch right handed pitcher weighing 180 pounds, is not the same Bill who won with Seattle in 1911.
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Portland
Clay Dooley
Bill Laird
Dayton
Dooley
Laird
Raymond
Rippert
Vancouver
Hill Laird
Bill
Underworld Queen Cherry de St. Maurice Slain in Silk Bedroom
Sacramento reports the murder of Cherry de St. Maurice, famed tenderloin impresario, found in a silken draped bedroom with the hyoid crushed by strangulation. Police call the case baffling as a life of wealth, diamonds, and a companion doll intertwine with motive and money as the investigation unfolds.
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Underworld
Sacramento
Cal
Cherry de St. Maurice
Poe
Maupasesant
Arthur Conan Doyle
California
Demamonde
Prieata
Hiram Johnson
Cherry de
Cherry
Resinol relief for babies skin itching and rashes
Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment offer instant relief for eczema prickly heat teething rash and itching in babies. A warm bath with Resinol Soap followed by ointment soothes and calms irritated skin allowing peaceful sleep. Doctors have prescribed Resinol for eighteen years and it is sold nationwide. Trial free Dept 7 P Resinol Baltimore MD.
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Resinol
Baltimore
The Careful Dentist Promises Pain Free Appointments
The Careful Dentist removes the dread of dental visits by minimal pain work. They claim efficiency remains high and use top materials with guaranteed results. The ad highlights Never-Slip Plate and gas anesthesia as selling points.
Regal Dental Offices Ad Notice
Regal Dental Offices and Dr L R Clark D D S invite patients to visit at 1406 Third Ave NW corner Union. Bring this ad for reference and savings.
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Regal Dental Offices
Delegates Open Two Day Pacific Coast Fire Underwriters Meet
Delegates began a two day convention at the Chamber of Commerce with J H Southgate of Boston, president of the national association, visiting. The ethics of the profession will be the chief topic under discussion at tonight’s Press club event.
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Pacific Coast Fire Underwriters
Chamber of Commerce
Press Club
J. H. Southgate
Boston
National Association
Coroner's jury to convene on Pacific Electric crash deaths
Los Angeles July 15 A coroner's jury will meet to review the deaths of 14 people in a rear end collision on the Pacific Electric line near the city Sunday. Over 100 injured. An inquiry board set by the railroad blames motor man Jos Forster and flagman E Hartholomal, but no final conclusions are reached. B Olwang of Olewang Bros left for an East trip visiting leather and tannery firms. London notes Tea and sweets are said to sap British vitality per the Food Reform Association.
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Pacific Electric Co
Jos, Forster
E. Hartholomal
B. Olswang
Olewang Bros. Co
National
Leather and Shoe Finders’ Association
Philadelphia
Jappyland at Moore Draws Immense Throng
The Jappylant comic opera, produced by Seattle society girls and boys, played to a large audience at the Moore theatre Monday night. The crowd deemed it an immense success with a well trained chorus, fine music, and colorful scenes. The light romantic thread added little to the show, which benefited from youthful ginger and brightness.
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Seattle
Society Girls and Boys
Moore Theatre
Pantages Show Tops Local Vaudeville with English Roses
Eight English Roses, a dainty English dance group, headline this week’s Pantages vaudeville featuring one of the year’s best dancing numbers. The Victoria Four singers, the Classical Four in vaudeville, and Charles Lindholm in The Man From Minnesota also attract crowds. The Goblin's Den features Dilla and Templeton as a notable act.
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Pantages
Victoria Four
Charles Lindholm
Minnesota
Lindholm
Dilla
Templeton
Wedding Bells at Seattle Theatre Opens Second Week
The Frank Rich Musical Comedy company began its second week at the Seattle theatre presenting a farce titled Wedding Bells. A husband in a liaison with a dancer while his stepchild enjoys spending, creates a comic tangle that delighted the audience.
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Frank Rich
Seattle
Dynamite Used to Check Flames Near Fairbanks
In Fox nine miles north of Fairbanks dynamite was used by miners to halt a fire that destroyed the Metz guar Warehouse and several nearby cabins after sparks from a locomotive ignited the blaze. About 6600 residents mobilized to fight the flames.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Fox
Here
Giant whale with black flag sighted off Destruction Island
Captain C Curtis aboard the Union Oil tanker Oleum reports a nearly 100 foot long derelict whale with a black flag drifting in the Pacific near Destruction Island. The creature, 15 feet above water, is described as a menace to shipping and was marked with warning signals. Meanwhile Olympian theater presents The Duke's Dilemma The Stolen Bride The Broken Idyll The Sacrifice tonight.
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Pacific
Destruction Island
C. Curtis
Union
Oleum
Port Louis
Not Loaded but It Kills Hubby At Alameda Party
At a July 15 party in Alameda a guest fired a revolver causing the death of William Tilton a Ban Fran liquor storekeeper. Mrs Tilton 25 was booked for murder but witnesses say the shot was accidental as the gun was not recognized as loaded.
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Alameda
Tiltons
C. Tings
J. Hastings
Log mill worker crushed dies in Oregon incident
Edmund Langenberg, a saw filer at Leona mills, was crushed between two logs while trying to assist in handling a heavy timber despite warnings to stay away from the log deck. He died at the scene in Drain Oregon. Separately, Brerlin reports a Bavarian manufacturer’s wife bore seven children in 14 months including quadruplets and triplets.
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Drain, Or
Edmund Langenberg
Leona Mills
Brerlin
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